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natalyawill's review against another edition
4.0
Initially found this book quite boring, but a little ways in it picked up. I like the dynamic between the two main characters. I thought it was quite cute that the whole book is essentially based around Margo’s autism and her struggling to understand a world she’s getting into to. I think this was portrayed well, especially when Abbie realised she needed to stop assuming there was a bit of knowledge and start from nothing instead. Another of the ongoing theme of autism paired with adhd, though Abbie’s ADHD felt like it came out of nowhere.
‘The thing is I know now. The thing is that I can’t go back. The thing is: I never ever want to.’
‘She leaves and I just stand at the door for a minute, wishing that she hadn’t.’
‘The thing is, Abbie, that I don’t know when I knew. I know when I acknowledged it. I think I know when I should have known—and that is always.’
‘There’s a lot of things you said that can be filed under “asshole” but only one that needs to be filed under “bad fucking person” and I think you know exactly what it is.’
‘You don’t need someone else to tell you who you are. You just need to trust yourself. I trust you.”’
‘The thing is I know now. The thing is that I can’t go back. The thing is: I never ever want to.’
‘She leaves and I just stand at the door for a minute, wishing that she hadn’t.’
‘The thing is, Abbie, that I don’t know when I knew. I know when I acknowledged it. I think I know when I should have known—and that is always.’
‘There’s a lot of things you said that can be filed under “asshole” but only one that needs to be filed under “bad fucking person” and I think you know exactly what it is.’
‘You don’t need someone else to tell you who you are. You just need to trust yourself. I trust you.”’
arieldeborah's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
morganpoptart's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I wasn't quite sure about this book starting out. The writing seemed a little awkward and cheesy. But it grew on me quickly and I soon had trouble putting it down.
that_one_rebecca's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely loved this book. I love the characters, the love story, and most importantly the vibes
joanna1905's review against another edition
5.0
Reread #1 - 11/12/23
Yeah this slayed just as much as the first time around. I did try and read the physical book, but found myself continuously going back to the audiobook. This is one of those audiobooks where the narrators just really elevated the experience.
In hindsight, while I think there’s room for characters like Charlie in queer ya, I do think it’s a shame that Abbie had no allies in her life. Her queer friends were assholes, and her parents were even bigger assholes. I think it’s important to represent homophobia coming from queer people and the damage that does. But it seems a shame that Abbie had queer friends who were just nice loving people. I worry that the lack of positive representation in stories like this might cause young people to view queer spaces, as even scarier and potentially hostile places and yeah sure they can be overwhelmingly they are not! It would’ve been nice to see Abbie have some support from queer friends who just loved and excepted her (could’ve been an option for this, but instead, they only had like two things)
But all in all I really LOVE this book and the audio is just fabulous!
Initial read - 25/05/23
Loved it. The storyline is solid, the relationship is well developed and the character development was just CHEFS KISS!!! I loved the way queer teenagedom was depicted including the way both girls learnt to be better allys to themselves and their community. The deconstruction of issues like biphobia within the queer community, “gold star lesbians”, and the idea you need to look a certain way to be queer were just such relevant and important topics for young readers to hear about. I also liked the autistic rep. All in all, this is definitely one of the best fxf YA/NA books I’ve read and I look forward to the paperbacks release so I can cop a physical copy!
Yeah this slayed just as much as the first time around. I did try and read the physical book, but found myself continuously going back to the audiobook. This is one of those audiobooks where the narrators just really elevated the experience.
In hindsight, while I think there’s room for characters like Charlie in queer ya, I do think it’s a shame that Abbie had no allies in her life. Her queer friends were assholes, and her parents were even bigger assholes. I think it’s important to represent homophobia coming from queer people and the damage that does. But it seems a shame that Abbie had queer friends who were just nice loving people. I worry that the lack of positive representation in stories like this might cause young people to view queer spaces, as even scarier and potentially hostile places and yeah sure they can be overwhelmingly they are not! It would’ve been nice to see Abbie have some support from queer friends who just loved and excepted her (could’ve been an option for this, but instead, they only had like two things)
But all in all I really LOVE this book and the audio is just fabulous!
Initial read - 25/05/23
Loved it. The storyline is solid, the relationship is well developed and the character development was just CHEFS KISS!!! I loved the way queer teenagedom was depicted including the way both girls learnt to be better allys to themselves and their community. The deconstruction of issues like biphobia within the queer community, “gold star lesbians”, and the idea you need to look a certain way to be queer were just such relevant and important topics for young readers to hear about. I also liked the autistic rep. All in all, this is definitely one of the best fxf YA/NA books I’ve read and I look forward to the paperbacks release so I can cop a physical copy!
anacereading's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
kmoses87's review against another edition
The book was dragging on too long. It was so annoying that the two were so into each other that you wanted to scream just tell her already.
maddiehillson's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kmichaud125's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25